Falling metal drop inside a Hele-Shaw cell

Aldo Figueroa Lara, CINC-UAEM
Saúl Piedra, CENTA

A falling metal drop inside a Hele-Shaw cell interacts with a perpendicular non-localized magnetic field. The cell is filled with glycerine in order to increase the drag of the drop. As the metal drops traverses the magnetic field, it suffers a braking due to induced electromagnetic effects.